It’s time for the Fall 2020 Quilty Orphan Adoption event! What is that, you ask? The purpose of the Quilty Orphan Adoption is to allow some of us to offer up unfinished projects to potential adopters to finish. As most quilters can attest, there are projects we all have in our works-in-process that we’ve just fallen out of love with. It happens. Tastes change. Needs change. Sometimes it’s just a case of “what was I thinking?”
So, Cynthia Brunz at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework started the Quilty Orphan Adoption event. You can visit the link to see what projects have been put up for adoption. Is there something there that you might fall in love with? With Christmas and gift-giving season coming, the thought of a started and partially-finished project can be enticing. Sort of like a head start! Anyway, these projects are FREE to the adopters, so you can’t beat that.
So, here is the project I’m putting up for adoption. I guess I’d better explain.
The fabric above (shown mostly wrong side up because the pile of 10” squares are sewn right sides together) is this Pepper and Flax fabric line.
I bought yardage and fat quarters. The project I had intended to make was this Disappearing Pinwheel quilt from Missouri Star Quilt Company. You can check their site for the video if you’re interested, or I can send the pattern with the fabric. Whatever.
What I have pictured above are 21 pairs of 10-inch squares sewn right sides together. The next step would be to cut them diagonally both ways to yield four half-square triangles each. Then they’re squared to 6.5”. That gives you (21x4) 84 HSTs of Kona White plus a color. In addition, I have already cut 12 HSTs and have four more cut out, ready to be sewn. That will give you a total of (84 + 12 + 4) 100 six-inch HSTs in the above palette to play with. You can set them any way you’d like, use the pattern above, or whatever.
There are no stipulations on the adoption. Whatever you choose to make you can keep it for yourself, use it as a gift, or donate it to charity. All I ask is that it is not just added to an endless queue that you may already have of unfinished projects. I’d really love to see this quilt come to fruition in the next year or so.
To win, just leave a comment on this post. If you are a no-reply blogger, be sure to leave an email address in your comment. You can’t win if we can’t contact you! This adoption will be open until Wednesday, September 23 at midnight MST. On Thursday morning I’ll have DH draw a name from the potential adoptees out of his overly-worn garden hat. LOL.
And be sure to visit the Quilty Orphan Adoption link-up to see what other goodies are on offer. And a big thanks to Cynthia Brunz for bringing quilters together in this wonderful way. Good luck!
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OH!!! PS - I have contacted Cynthia and added a package of selvages to her Quilty Orphan Adoption offering. So, she is going to pick TWO winners of selvages from those who have expressed an interest
ON HER LISTING. If you’re interested in those, sign up on her blog. This blog post is just for my HSTs.
I would LOOOOVE to Adopt your project!! Love the fabrics...and promise to make it..not sure that pattern ..maybe :) Thank you for chance..
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in adopting your HST's. I am making scrappy quilts for my kids and grandkids so these would be very useful in a pattern that I have. Thank you so much for your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested! Bethastrand@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI’m not interested, but wanted to say that I made one of these quilts. It turned out really well. Just a hint starch a lot as the half square triangles have bias edges.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty fabric line! Looks like you're getting lots of interest, so I'm not going to throw my hat into this ring. My secret wish is for everyone to get hooked on finishing languishing projects, bwa ha ha! And you know I'll always take random individual orphan blocks :)
ReplyDeleteThat pattern is on my list of ones to make. An already prepped "kit" is a no-brainer. In a fabric collection I like and don't have is a bonus.
ReplyDeleteI'M interested would make a lovely charity quilt to brighten a seniors day, have always wanted to do some of the Missouri Star disappearing quilts this would be a great start. hjrogers@sympatico.ca
ReplyDeleteWell goodness, I have been making this block as 9 patch units. I didnt know it was a disappearing pinwheel from MSQC. I saw it in a photo of a runner and decided to make it up. Love your version. I am making 3 of each color via RSC plan, hoping for 30 blocks as they're only 9 inch finished.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely project! I'm not usually a big fan of yellow, but I've always loved this line. I'd love to adopt this to make as a gift for my yellow loving SIL.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your orphan will soon be off to a new home. Thanks for participating!
ReplyDeleteWowza! I love that fabric. That pattern might be too difficult for me, but I'm willing to try. Thanks for spreading the love :)
ReplyDeleteGreat fabrics. I would like to finish your quilt. Thanks. Darlene dhoctor@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI would love the fabric. It is pretty. rcoxfam@cableone.net
ReplyDeleteI have 3 (!) baby quilts to make and this would be a BIG help! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteI’d love to adopt your project and finish it for my group’s Fiber Arts Center building fundraiser. We’ve been working on this building project for five years. But we are very close to it becoming a reality now. Since most of our fundraisers were canceled in the spring, we are behind. The big push to make lots of money this fall/winter/spring is on. Having our own building will help our group to sew even more quilts for charities and good causes in Mesa, Arizona. Our group typically makes about 300 quilts each year. We gave our own longarm to quilt them all. This spring we also made over 2000 masks and gave them to residents of our village during 4 Mask distributions. I lost count of my personal contribution to this project once I reached 200. kthurn@bektel.com
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally I found a piece of Pepper & Flax in my stash today. I could add it to your project! So please put me in line to receive your orphan. libbysmith428 at comcast dot net.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I would love to win your Ufo!
ReplyDeleteI would love to finish your disappearing quilt. I lost my predominate right arm to cancer and although I can still sew, it is extremely hard for me to cut fabric out. I read your blog weekly and have for a couple of years. you do such beautiful work. JayneJacobson@comcast.com
ReplyDeleteI would love a chance to finish your project. The fabrics look beautiful. Most of what I make goes to various charities so the pay it forward would continue. Thanks. nikki_moshier at hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely love to win this project, the fabrics are in my favorite color range. I'd be making a donation quilt for our quilt ministry. Thank you for offering them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great concept! I generally pass my 'created in error' projects off to the thrift store but this sounds like it would be a whole lot more fun.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win your unfinished project. I love the material and the pattern and can't wait to see what it looks like finished. I would use it as a charity quilt for the Chesapeake Lighthouse for battered women.
ReplyDeleteThanks for consideration
I always liked this fabric line but never bought any, and that pattern is interesting. I would love to finish this quilt. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeletepurrfection8@gmail.com (I'm on a different computer today)
Deletedo you post the winner or just notify the winner?
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